On Modern Beauty - Three Paintings by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne by Richard R.

Description: On Modern Beauty - Three Paintings by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne by Richard R. Brettell A thought-provoking discussion on the concept of beauty in works by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A thought-provoking examination of beauty using three works of art by Manet, Gauguin, and Cézanne. As the discipline of art history has moved away from connoisseurship, the notion of beauty has become increasingly problematic. Both culturally and personally subjective, the term is difficult to define and nearly universally avoided. In this insightful book, Richard R. Brettell, one of the leading authorities on Impressionism and French art of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dares to confront the concept of modern beauty head-on. This is not a study of aesthetic philosophy, but rather a richly contextualized look at the ambitions of specific artists and artworks at a particular time and place. Brettell shapes his manifesto around three masterworks from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Édouard Manets Jeanne (Spring), Paul Gauguins Arii Matamoe (The Royal End), and Paul Cézannes Young Italian Woman at a Table. The provocative discussion reveals how each of these exceptional paintings, though depicting very different subjects—a fashionable actress, a preserved head, and a weary working woman—enacts a revolutionary, yet enduring, icon of beauty. Author Biography Richard R. Brettell, the founding director of the Edith ODonnell Institute of Art History and the Margaret McDermott Chair of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, passed away in 2020. Review "Brettells skill at leading the viewer through formal as well as art historical details of certain paintings can be eye-opening to both novice students of art appreciation as well as art historians and curators, leading them to a lifetime of aesthetic pleasure." -- Caroline Boyle-Turner "H-France"; "An extraordinarily ambitious . . . commentary, one of those rare revelatory art history books that opens your eyes, and, it can be said, a real page-turner, a cliched phrase that only applies very rarely, in my experience, to art history writing." -- "Hyperallergic"; "On Modern Beauty is a well-illustrated and thought-provoking book about different aspects of beauty in French painting of the period." -- "Alexander Adams Art" Review Quote "On Modern Beauty is a well-illustrated and thought-provoking book about different aspects of beauty in French painting of the period." Details ISBN1606066064 Author Richard R. Brettell Publisher Getty Trust Publications Year 2019 ISBN-10 1606066064 ISBN-13 9781606066065 Publication Date 2019-06-11 Imprint Getty Publications Place of Publication Los Angeles Country of Publication United States Pages 103 DEWEY 759.054 Language English UK Release Date 2019-06-11 NZ Release Date 2019-06-11 US Release Date 2019-06-11 Series Getty Publications - (yale) Format Paperback Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2019-06-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129466381;

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